San Mateo, Anzoátegui

San Mateo is a town in the eastern Venezuelan Anzoátegui State. This town is the shire town of the Libertad Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 12,905.^[1]

San Mateo
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Libertad Municipality in Anzoátegui State
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Municipality	Libertad
Government
• Mayor	Edgar Celestino Maestre M. (MVR)
Area
• Total	2,043 km2 (789 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	12,905
• Density	6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code	0282
Climate	Aw
Website	libertad-anzoategui.gob.ve
The area and population figures are for the municipality

Demographics

The Libertad Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 12,905 (up from 12,617 in 1990). This amounts to 1.1% of Anzoátegui's population.^[1]

Government

San Mateo is the shire town of the Libertad Municipality in Anzoátegui. The mayor of the Libertad Municipality is Edgar Celestino Maestre M., elected in 2004 with 57% of the vote.^[2] He replaced Juan Carlos Guillent shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.^[3]